Milwaukee Bucks: Robin Lopez fulfilling much-needed role

After a wild offseason around the NBA, the Milwaukee Bucks were left out of the spotlight with a rather quiet free agency. But one move that’s stood out early in the season has been the acquisition of Robin Lopez.

For a large part of last season, the Milwaukee Bucks were playing without a true backup center to Brook Lopez.

Former lottery picks John Henson and Thon Maker were the backups, but both ended up being traded during the season. Pau Gasol had a brief stint with the team as well, but a lingering foot injury limited him tremendously.

Having Brook as the team’s only center would often put the Bucks at a great disadvantage, so it seemed clear that general manager Jon Horst would need…